Quick note: 75 apps to turn your iPhone into the ultimate personal library
By Paul Biba
That’s the title of the post over at the Accredited Online Universities blog. It is a compilation of reference books, fiction, nonfiction, audio books and book readers.It includes some neat stuff that I never knew existed like a grammar guide, free translator, National Archives app, Quotationary and other interesting stuff.
October 20th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Among the apps listed is one of my favorites—dictionary.com. This is possibly the best dictionary I’ve ever had anywhere. Generally you don’t have to type the whole word before it starts suggesting things, so if you are a little fuzzy on the spelling, you can find it. Then it will also pronounce the word if you click on the microphone icon. This is huge, way better than diacritical markings. Since my phone is always with me, this is great when reading a “real” book, as opposed to my Kindle. If you don’t have to get up out of your chair, you are more apt to look it up.
October 21st, 2009 at 12:55 pm
75 apps — and no mention of Stanza? Bizarre. Stanza is my favorite ebook reader app — because it works beautifully with epubs — and it’s a free download from the App store.